Again, I would recommend Cooper Cobra Tires for the rear. Check around at different Cooper Dealers for the best price and check on the date codes. Gary Masie ----- Original Message ----- From: "William T. Fries" Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 3:35 pm Subject: [DML] In a bind with tires To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Everyone knows the factory sizes for the rear, 235/60/15. When I > received my car in the Summer of '05, she had factory sized > fwds, but 255/60/15s on rear. That tells me that any size in > between should fit, no? I'm in a financial bind at the moment, > but the car desperately needs new tires for safety. The factory > size are becoming more expensive as time goes on (though I did > find a fly by midnight brand, I believe it was Eldorado Tire who > had them for $95 a pop.) > > Can I go slightly smaller than factory? Would this improve MPG > or compromise safety? > > Any deals out there that other owners have run into? > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/